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Lot 193
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Hammett, Dashiell.

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  • Hammett, Dashiell.
The Maltese Falcon. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1930

Literature

Layman A.3.1.b; Haycraft Queen Cornerstone

Catalogue Note

First edition in jacket of arguably the greatest and most influential American detective novel ever written. It was the basis for the equally celebrated 1941John Huston film adaptation, starring Humphrey Bogart.